FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS ADVISORY
April 18, 2016
For More Information, contact:
Luther Strange
Mike Lewis (334) 353-2199
Alabama Attorney General
Joy Patterson (334) 242-7491
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ATTORNEY GENERAL LUTHER STRANGE ATTENDS U.S. SUPREME COURT
ORAL ARGUMENTS FOR ALABAMA, MULTI-STATE LAWSUIT AGAINST
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OVER EXECUTIVE AMNESTY
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange attended U.S. Supreme
Court oral arguments Monday morning in the federal lawsuit against the Obama
administration’s executive amnesty order. Alabama is part of the 26-state coalition led by Texas
suing the federal government to block the implementation of President Obama’s
unconstitutional executive action legalizing the status of over four million illegal aliens.
“Today marked a major milestone in the States’ effort to stop the cavalier and unconstitutional
actions of the Obama administration in exceeding its legal authority over Congress and the
States,” said Attorney General Strange.
“This lawsuit, backed by a majority of U.S. states, is about more than the federal government’s
attempt to grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens,” further observed Attorney General
Strange. “This lawsuit is about the President’s illegal attempt to change federal law in order to
achieve what he was unable to do when Congress voted down his amnesty legislation.
“Through his executive action, the President made dramatic changes that extend legal benefits
to people who are openly violating the law, without so much as the notice and opportunity for
comment that is required for changes in the federal rulemaking process. These actions are
unconstitutional and illegal, and will severely impact the States with increased costs for law
enforcement, health care and education.
“Two lower federal courts have agreed with our position that the President’s executive order
harms the States, and in November the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted our request
for an injunction pending the hearing of this case before the U.S. Supreme Court. I believe the
High Court must consider the impact of the majority of States opposing this illegal executive
order and I am hopeful it will be ruled unconstitutional.”
The 26 states suing the Obama administration over its executive amnesty plan include Texas,
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine,
Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
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